<p>Me again. Sorry to be dense! </p>
<p>From the St Olaf site quoted above: National Merit Scholarship Program ($7,500)
Eligibility: National Merit Finalists who have designated St. Olaf College as their first-choice college with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation are eligible for the St. Olaf National Merit Scholarship Award valued at $7,500 per year. National Achievement Scholars and National Hispanic Scholars are also eligible for awards valued at $7,500 per year.</p>
<p>When they say “eligible for” does that mean they are eligible to compete, or are they, as the list says, guaranteed?</p>
<p>Son has already been notified that he will receive a merit scholarship from St Olaf. Now we’re wondering if the Nat Merit $7,500, on top of it, is a sure thing. (I sound so money hungry! We are just curious!)</p>